Nationally acclaimed investigative journalist, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley will discuss his attempts to help his son, who was denied treatment and arrested during a psychotic break. Earley will explain why jails and prisons have become our new asylums, why this is wrong and what we need to do to turn mental illness back into a health issue instead of a criminal justice problem.

September 21, 2010

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Legislative Conference CenterRoom E2.002, Texas CapitolHosted by the Hogg Foundation for Mental HealthFree and open to the public. Registration is required and space is limited.